Job outlook for cook and waitresses/waiter in the United States

Cook and waitress/waiter job growth summary. After extensive research, interviews, and analysis, Zippia's data science team found that:

• The projected cook and waitress/waiter job growth rate is 10% from 2018-2028.

• About 197,000 new jobs for cook and waitresses/waiter are projected over the next decade.

• Cook and waitress/waiter salaries have increased 19% for cook and waitresses/waiter in the last 5 years.

• There are over 430,125 cook and waitresses/waiter currently employed in the United States.

• There are 268,608 active cook and waitress/waiter job openings in the US.

• The average cook and waitress/waiter salary is $27,271.

Compare the number of cook and waitress/waiter jobs and the average cook and waitress/waiter salary over time.

The map below shows you the number of cook and waitress/waiter job openings in each state. The darker areas on the map show where cook and waitresses/waiter earn the highest salaries across all 50 states.